Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has revealed she is often ignored in favour of her male advisors when she enters a room and believes ‘women face some level of misogyny on a daily basis’.
Also, Shadow Chancellor of Lancaster criticized allegations Stanley Johnson had attacked Tory MP Caroline Nokes in 2003. She called the claim ‘unacceptable.
In revealing that she once was called “frigid” for not accepting a colleague’s advances she said she is a “41-year old grandmother who wouldn’t accept it now”. She also stated she considers herself to be a feminist.
Johnson did not respond to the question last month, except to state that he had ‘no recollection at all of Caroline Nokes’.
Angela Rayner (Labour deputy leader) has said that when Angela enters a room, she is frequently ignored by male advisors and feels that “women are subject to some level of misogyny daily.”
Speaking to Grazia, she said: ‘Sometimes, you go into a room and [people] will talk to my special advisers because they’re male, and I’m like, “Er, I’m here!”. They don’t do it deliberately, it’s just like unconscious bias.
She continued: ‘What Caroline Nokes said about what happened with Stanley is on a different level – every man should know that it’s completely unacceptable. But I’d say that on a daily basis women face some level of misogyny or discrimination and I think there has to be a cultural shift.’
Recalling her own experiences of sexism, Angela added of a former colleague: ‘One said “You’re frigid.” I was like, “What? Because I don’t want you to hit on me? No mate, I’m at work and I’m trying to do my job.”’
‘Now I wouldn’t accept it. I’m a 41-year-old grandma and I wouldn’t have it. She said that now she is a little more feminist and added that her granddaughter wouldn’t need to experience the same struggles as she had when she was a teenager.
In revealing that she once was called “frigid” for not accepting a colleague’s advances she said she is a 41-year old grandmother who wouldn’t accept it now. She also calls herself’more feminist’
Angela revealed also that the Commons has a “no Christmas gifts” rule and joked about how she was working to ‘bring Labour leader Keir Sterner out of his shell. She added that she is more spicy.
She said, “Keir, despite rumors of a rift,” Boris Johnson is the one who flies it. Keir Starmer would never wing it.’
According to her, the politician had difficulty this year because she lost her uncle to Covid as well her adoptive mom.
Angela revealed, too that the Commons have a “No Christmas Presents” rule
After admitting that she didn’t want to display her emotions initially, in the fear of being labelled as weak, she finally admitted it was a strong thing to do.
The relationship between Labour leader Sir Keir and his deputy has hit headlines since the pair were locked in a stand-off during Sir Keir’s last reshuffle in May.
At the time Mrs Rayner felt she was being scapegoated for the party’s disastrous Hartlepool by-election result.
Angela joked about how she works to bring Labour leader Keir starmer (seen here in November), out of his shell – and that she feels a lot more “spicy”.